Titan International: Big Wheels on a Roll

Tire and wheel maker Titan International struggled in 2013 with weak demand in the construction and mining sectors. A recovery could be in sight.

Investors drove Titan International into a ditch last year, sending shares of the tire and wheel maker down 20% as earnings disappointed.

Titan (ticker: TWI) sells tires and wheels for farm, construction, and mining equipment to customers such as AGCO (AGCO) and Deere (DE). Titan has been slowed by weak spending in the construction and mining sectors, as well as by fears that the current boom in agriculture could end. The falling...